This wasn't the goal race, which is next weekend....but ended up being a goal-race! With my targeting a faster 5K and throwing in some Lydiard training techniques I knew there was a chance for me to break 18:30 for the first time since 5-years ago. I managed that and also almost broke my PR from 7-years ago when I ran 18:08 at age 42. Can't complain being 2-weeks from 50 and running within my PR time by 2-seconds!
Race weather was ideal for me at around 45 degrees with S wind 5-8 mph. Got in a good warmup and lined up with literally 1000s in attendance (counting fun runners). I had all these plans to stay regimented on a specific pace, but ended up never looking at my watch until finished. This race is very competitive and I ended up racing & in the last 2 kilometers decided the young kids I was running with had to be on sub 18 pace. That is where I left a PR on the course by not pushing harder until too late.
Typical of me is finishing hard and grabbing knees because can't breathe. That didn't happen today. So I am complaining to myself that I could have ran yesterday faster. Hopefully I will get another chance in the ever changing Oklahoma weather & week-to-week nature of getting older.
Fun day with Court being out on the course jogging & taking pics as she continues her comeback from PF. JB made it epic wearing his coonskin cap & breaking 17 off his State record marathon. Having a ton of fast team OK Runners in this race made it known we are still the team to beat around this town.
pm = spin
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